Vandalia aldermen on Monday night recommended Tax Increment Financing grants for a new restaurant and restoration work on an historic home that houses a state office.
Also during that work session prior to Monday’s city council meeting, Mayor Rick Gottman told aldermen that after those two TIF applications are acted on, the program will be put on hold due to a sizeable project that is pending.
Aldermen first recommended the approval of an application submitted by Charles Barenfanger for the historical Dieckman house at 129 N. Kennedy Blvd.

A Shobonier man died Friday morning when the car he was repairing rolled forward, trapping him underneath.
Fayette County Coroner Bruce Bowen said that a neighbor found Terry Wilkerson, 51, pinned under his car, and jacked it up, freeing him.
The Vandalia Fire Department and Fayette County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene at about 11:39 a.m.
Bowen pronounced Wilkerson dead at the scene at 12:04 p.m.
The death remains under investigation by the coroner’s office.

Vandalia was full of activity over the weekend, with Vandalia Community High School homecoming coinciding with Vandalia's Little Community Garden Harvest Festival, Wine & Ale with Abe and a cemetery walk.

South Central won the consolation game at the National Trail Conference Tournament in Effingham on Saturday, defeating Neoga, 11-3.
The Cougars scored two runs in the first inning and five more in the second to jump out to an early 7-1 lead and closed out their scoring with one run in the fourth and three more in the fifth.
Trent Geiler got the win, allowing three runs on five hits while striking out four and walking four. He also went 3-for-3 with a home run and scored three times.